HP Tc4200 Hardware-Software Guide - Page 253

MultiBoot MultiBoot Results Before changing the startup sequence, consider the following: ■ When the tablet PC restarts after the boot order has been changed, it considers only the first device of each drive type when searching for a startup device (except for optical devices). For example, assume that the tablet PC is connected to an optional docking device containing an optical drive and a diskette drive. In the default boot sequence, the optical drive comes before the diskette drive. If the system fails to boot to the optical drive (either because it does not contain a disc or because the disc is not bootable) it does not try to boot to the diskette drive. Instead, it tries to boot to the first hard drive device present in the system. However, if there are two optical devices, and the first optical device does not boot, the system tries to boot to other optical devices in the system. ■ Changing the boot sequence also changes the logical drive designations. For example, if you start up from a CD-ROM drive with a disc that boots as drive C, that CD-ROM drive becomes drive C and the hard drive in the hard drive bay becomes drive D. ■ Starting up from a NIC does not affect logical drive designations because no drive letter is associated with the NIC. ■ Drives in an optional docking device are treated like external USB devices in the boot sequence and must be enabled in Computer Setup. Hardware and Software Guide B-4